North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the United States military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump had said the reclusive nation's leader Kim Jong-un was starting to show some "respect".

The Pacific Command previously said that two of the North Korean missiles had "failed in flight".

Pyongyang has recently faced a wave of global sanctions over its test-firing of two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month that apparently brought most of the United States into range for the first time. The second missile "appears to have blown up nearly immediately", Pacific Command said.

The launches coincide with joint exercises between the USA and South Korean militaries, exercises that North Korea always strongly protests because it considers them preparation for an invasion.

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The United States and its "puppets" in South Korea should "act with discretion if they want to evade the historic moment of death", the statement said. At a rally in Phoenix, Arizona last week, Mr Trump said Kim Jong-un "is starting to respect us.maybe something positive can come about". The council unanimously voted in favor of slapping tough sanctions on the North after a bitter war of words with Washington over its most recent missile tests and capability to strike the USA mainland.

North Korea had walked back from the threat to lob missiles toward Guam, but there had been concerns that hostility will flare up again during the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian drills between the allies that run through August 31.

The South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles flew in a northeasterly direction for about 250 kilometres (155 miles) into the sea.

The message from the unification ministry to the North was sent at 10 a.m. on Thursday through the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission at the demilitarized zone.

But US Pacific Command said that they believed the projectiles to be ballistic missiles.

"There has been no direct impact on the security of our country", but prime minister Shinzo Abe " has told us to stay alert, strengthened, and to do our best to respond to any situation in order to protect the lives and property of our people", added the spokesperson.

The "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" war games are a largely computer-simulated exercise that runs for two weeks in the South. Pyongyang threatens strong military counteraction each year.

North Korea later appeared to put a hold on its threat to attack Guam, saying it would wait to assess "the foolish and stupid conduct" of the U.S. before launching any missiles.

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